Re: SUN vs. HP

Check the numbers again, especially the software. Having done the same study 1.5 yrs ago, HP was a little more expensive in the HW but much cheaper in SW. Reason being Sun uses Veritas Trusted Cluster (expensive $100k) for HA and HP uses MCServiceguard. I've worked 5 yrs w/ Sun and 1.5 yrs w/ HP equipment. They were both good, but if I had to choose, HP gave you many more tools whereas w/ Sun you buy everything.

My last flavor of unix to conquer is IBM AIX. They do it differently also. For that matter, so did DEC OSF/1, now Compaq Tru64 unix (hard to say compaq unix).

Just my $.02.

Gene Sais

PS. Lets not forget OpenVMS, dam good OS!

>>> a.apostolopoulos_at_TRUCK24.com 03/20/01 01:31PM >>>
Hi,

we are currently in the process of evaluating a high availiability cluster for our production database. The final two solutions are:

SunCluster 2x420R 2Gig 2x450Mhz
Storage 100Gig

Hewlett Packard MC ServiceGuard
2xL-Class 2x440Mhz 2Gig
Storage VA 7100 100Gig

Based on our criterias (scalability, performance, TCO, price, reliability, support, in house experience ...) it looks like a dead race...

Any suggestions or thoughts would be help full

cheers alex

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